AUSTIN, Texas -- After Day Two of the Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center the TCU men are in third place, while the TCU women are in fifth.

"Our spirits are good," TCU swimming coach Richard Sybesma said after the halfway point of the competition. "We have some of our good sprint events coming up Friday. We just have to get it done."

Mikayla Winkler (4:51.19) and Gibson (4:54.72) made it to the 500 free finals and placed fourth and seventh, respectively, while on the men's side in the 500 free Thor Stenfjord (4:25.70) and Michael Franz (4:29.66) finished seventh and eighth.

In the 200 IM Robinson posted the time of 1:47.53 to finish in sixth.

Sanders also placed seventh in the 50 free (23.09), while McMurry (20.18) was eighth in the men's 50 free.